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In creating custom-made papers to compensate large support losses and conceal irreversible mold staining, several ideas need to be contemplated regarding the transformations that take place in the paper structure due to biodeterioration. One consideration is the increased susceptibility of hydrolyzed paper to moisture, which results in a differentiated hygroscopicity of fibers within the same drawing. A technique is described that allows the conservator to prepare infills andoverlays in a manner that provides sympathetic hygroscopic behavior with damaged areas of paper. The technique also guarantees minimal exposure to moisture during treatment for water-sensitive media. Three case studies from drawings made by the Tiffany Studios illustrate the use of this technique.  \ntiffany studios drawings at the metropolitan museum of art  \nLouis Comfort Tiffany (1848–1933), one of America’s most celebrated artists, worked in nearly all media available to designers in the late 19th and early 20th centuries: glass, ceramic, metalwork, textiles, jewelry, and painting. The American Wing of the Metropolitan Museum of Art holds a collection of over four hundred drawings from his workshops. The subject matters of these drawings are as diverse as were the catalogues of his legendary design company. They are preparatory sketches, cartoons, and presentation drawings for the myriad objects that the Tiffany companies created with the ideal of bringing beauty into everyday life, whether a lamp on a table or a grand theater.  \nTrained to be a painter, by the 1870s Tiffany had already begun experimenting with glass-making techniques, and in 1879 he founded his first design company. From then  \nPresented at the Book and Paper Group Session, AIC’s 42nd Annual Meeting, May 27–31, 2014, San Francisco, California.  \nFig. 1. Tiffany Studios, Glass Shop. Craftsmen relied directly on drawings during the production phase. From Character and Individuality in Decotrations and Furnishings, New York: Tiffany Studios, 1913, n. p. Thomas J. Whatson Library.  \nuntil the mid-1920s, Tiffany ran many interrelated design firms, including the Tiffany Glass & Decorating Company and Tiffany Studios, a prosperous interior design business that revolutionized the look of stained glass. The studios were known to be extremely innovative and dynamic, with hundreds of men and women working under the direct supervision of Mr. Tiffany. In the highly organized operations machinery of the workshops, drawings played a critical role, not only for communication with clients and promotional purposes, but also during the design phase (fig. 1) . The study of the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s collection opensa window into the various ways the drawings were used. Beautiful works of art in their own right, these drawings provide an extraordinary opportunity to understand the creative process of the Tiffany Studios.  \nDespite the enormous success that Tiffany experienced over his long career, his firm went out of business in 1924, and Tiffany Studios filed for bankruptcy in 1932. After Tiffany’s death in 1933, his estate, including the contents of the studios, was sold in two consecutive auctions. A large number of drawings were bought by the museum in 1967 after they  \nThe Book and Paper Group Annual 33 (2014) 60  \nMolina The Conservation of Tiffany Studios Drawings 61  \nwere discovered in an attic room of a marble dealer in Long Island. The dealer presumably acquired them from the Tiffany Studios when they closed in 1932 or from Laurelton Hall, Tiffany’s country estate in Long Island. The historical storage conditions of the drawings are unclear, but when they entered the museum in the 1960s, they were not accessible for proper study or exhibition because they suffered fro","cbCaivCIy1BPC1bb","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaivCIy1BPC1bb","pdf",4338946,11,"English","# The Conservation of Tiffany Studios Drawings: Cases of Complex Paper Reconstruction\n## Background on Tiffany Studios drawings\n## The effects of biodegradation\n## Decontamination and reduction of mold-produced stains","[{\"question\":\"How does paper pulp infill and overlay help with mold-damaged drawings?\",\"answer\":\"The technique reconstructs and reinforces areas severely damaged by mold. It uses custom-made papers to compensate for support losses and to conceal irreversible mold staining.\"},{\"question\":\"What key material changes does biodeterioration cause in paper?\",\"answer\":\"Enzymatic hydrolysis weakens paper and increases its permeability to moisture. It also alters hygroscopicity through changes such as destruction or uneven distribution of sizing and filling materials.\"},{\"question\":\"How does the described technique limit moisture exposure during treatment?\",\"answer\":\"The conservator prepares infills and overlays to produce sympathetic hygroscopic behavior in damaged areas while guaranteeing minimal exposure to moisture for water-sensitive media.\"}]","The Conservation of Tiffany Studios Drawings - Cases of Complex Paper Reconstruction | PDF",28]